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Mobile Money Africa Returns to Johannesburg in May as Industry Focuses on Making Regional Payments Work

Johannesburg, South Africa, March 05, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The sixth annual Mobile Money Africa will gather more than 400 industry leaders to discuss regional and digital payments in what has becoming an increasingly sophisticated marketplace, when the conference and expo returns to Johannesburg from 21-22 May. Brand new Digital Payments content has been added to Africa’s longest-running Mobile Money summit, to form the region’s most inclusive conference for the entire payments ecosystem.

Interoperability in focusEvent Director Emma Pearce says a main discussion point in the industry currently is interoperability, "which is one of the key factors which will enable sector growth for the mobile payments industry. We are also seeing movements from governments spearheading cashless payments, such as the government of Nigeria. Regulators have the ability, through creating changes in fiscal policy and lifting restrictions in e-money regulations, to contribute significantly to the growth of m-payments across Africa."

She continues: “as the payments ecosystem evolves and strengthens, initiatives increasingly find themselves displaying greater convergence with the digital payments industry as a whole. The integration of digital payments into the agenda reflects the demands of an increasingly sophisticated marketplace, looking beyond the mobile channel into full digital integration for a truly cashless future.”

Different regulatory environmentsOne of the major challenges for the African payments ecosystem is how to work across disparate regulatory environments. During Mobile Money and Digital Payments Africa, a variety of different stakeholders will come together to discuss moving the ecosystem forward whilst ensuring systems remain compliant with complex regulatory environments. One panel discussion in particular will address ways of overcoming these challenges:

The exhibition will feature the latest technology and services on offer by leading industry providers, including global giant Ericsson, who are gold sponsors; Telepin Software, Wirecard AG and Panamax.